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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Historical Perspective
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis was first documented in Australia in 1965.[1][2] In 1966, four cases were reported in the USA. By 1968 the causative organism, previously thought to be a species of Acanthamoeba or Hartmanella, was identified as Naegleria. This same year, occurrence of 16 cases over period of two years (1963–1965) was reported in Ústí nad Labem.[3] In 1970, the species of amoeba was named N. fowleri.[4]
References
- ↑ Fowler M, Carter RF (1965). "Acute pyogenic meningitis probably due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a preliminary report". Br Med J. 2 (5464): 740–2. PMC 1846173. PMID 5825411. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Symmers WC (1969). "Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in Britain". Br Med J. 4 (5681): 449–54. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5681.449. PMC 1630535. PMID 5354833. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Červa L. (5 April 1968). "Ameobic meningoencephalitis: sixteen fatalities". Science. 160 (3823): 92. doi:10.1126/science.160.3823.92. PMID 5642317. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help); Check date values in:|year= / |date= mismatch(help) - ↑ Gutierrez, Yezid (15). "Chapter 6: Free Living Amebae". Diagnostic Pathology of Parasitic Infections with Clinical Correlations (2 ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-19-512143-0. Unknown parameter
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